12:17 Huntingdon

Sunday 5 December 2021

All12:1712:4713:1713:5214:2714:5715:27

Fitzdares Supports The British Racing School Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:18 | Winning time: 3m 49.91s

Moriko De Vassy³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Aidan Coleman| T: T Symonds| D

3/1

Well-bred 4-y-o who made a winning start to his career in a Doncaster bumper in March. Looked good when maintaining unbeaten record on hurdles bow at Hereford and there's more to come.

Form: 1-1

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Peejaybee²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: James Bowen| T: R Spencer

15/2

Did the job well when making a winning debut in a 10-runner bumper at Market Rasen in February. Knew his job when following up over hurdles 9 months later at that venue. Open to progress.

Form: 1-1

Balco Coastal^h1²³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| BF| D

8/11

Runner-up sole start in points and looked something out of the ordinary when powering away to win an AW bumper. Too free in a Grade 2 in April but he good be a useful hurdles recruit. Hooded.

Form: 217-

Black Poppy²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R Patrick| T: Kerry Lee| BF| D

5/1

Made a winning debut in a Warwick bumper in March. In the process of running well when departing 2 out on hurdling bow at Bangor but just a fair third at Worcester since.

Form: 1-F3

Extraordinary Man²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: T Scudamore| T: D G Bridgwater

150/1

Minor promise only in 3 starts under Rules. One for the longer term.

Form: 37-5

Gentleman At Arms⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

25/1

Dam half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (17f winner) Stellino. Fairly useful on Flat, stays 2m, won in August but below form since. Sold from Harry Dunlop 40,000 gns in October.

Form:

Goleirihem²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: David England| T: O Murphy

66/1

Placed in Irish points and showed more than first time up under Rules when third in a slowly-run novice at Uttoxeter (15.8f) 3 weeks ago. That form isn't solid but he may do better still.

Form: P-3303

Paddy Husseys Taxi^h²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland

250/1

Hinted at temperament in a couple of Stratford bumpers and he has offered little both starts over hurdles at Chepstow and Taunton. Hard to make a case for in this company.

Form: 4560

The Changing Man⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard

50/1

£135,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Dam smart 19f-3m hurdle/chase winner. Too green to show much in a bumper at Newton Abbot in October.

Form: 7

The Turfaccountant^h²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: C Hobson

300/1

Lightly raced and looks limited.

Form: 0/0-40

War Chief^h,t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

125/1

Fairly useful on Flat, stays 9f. Seemingly hard to train and didn't get very far on return from a long time off at Fontwell last month. Hood back on.

Form: 9/P

Forecasts

Balco Coastal (8/11), Moriko De Vassy (3/1), Black Poppy (5/1), Peejaybee (15/2), Gentleman At Arms (25/1), The Changing Man (50/1), Goleirihem (66/1), War Chief (125/1), Extraordinary Man (150/1), Paddy Husseys Taxi (250/1), The Turfaccountant (300/1)

Last-time-out winners MORIKO DE VASSY and Peejaybee possess the scope to raise their game over hurdles, with marginal preference for the Tom Symonds inmate. The impression Balco Coastal created in an AW bumper is still fresh in the memory and he demands consideration now hurdling.